An honest exploration into the current state of Black culture in American society with the goal of determining if this culture in it's modern form is supporting our "TRANSFORMATION" as a people or impeding it? The result is a forthright attempt to present a corrective set of actions to address the issues that are found and put us in line with our stated goals as a people.

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Don Cornelius - "Organic Wealth Development"

Don Cornelius took a $400 investment in a local Chicago dance show into a long running, multi-million dollar franchise. The launching pad of a countless number of performing artist.

Just as the TV One show "Unsung" gives us the opportunity to see an overview of the careers of several talented musical stars - there are few of them that did not pass through the "Soul Train Line" as a venue for national exposure.

Don Cornelius saw a void in the representation of Black people on television as well as a consumer demand for music and dancing. Instead of protesting outside of "American Bandstand" regarding the lack of "Black faces" in the studio - he started his own show and then owned his own studio.

It is rare for individuals to have the vision to develop new markets rather than assuming that the confines of the existing market are fixed.

I am saddened that Mr Cornelius decided to take his own life but his legacy is assured.

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The Way To Prosperity

Heal The Land By First Healing The Consciousness Of The People

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The Functional Culture Blog Affirms "Black Equality"

I Affirm That "Black People Are 100% Equal" And Acknowledge That This Concept Must Be Enforced Within All Interactions Among Equal Human Peers For This Notion To Take Root Inside Of Our Nation's Consciousness. I Only Support Polices That Transform Black People Into the UN-Least Of These

Great Carter G Woodson Quotes

“If you can control a man’s thinking, you don’t have to worry about his actions. If you can determine what a man thinks you do not have worry about what he will do. If you can make a man believe that he is inferior, you don’t have to compel him to seek an inferior status, he will do so without being told and if you can make a man believe that he is justly an outcast, you don’t have to order him to the back door, he will go to the back door on his own and if there is no back door, the very nature of the man will demand that you build one.”Carter G. Woodson

If the Negro in the ghetto must eternally be fed by the hand that pushes him into the ghetto, he will never become strong enough to get out of the ghetto.Carter G. Woodson

The thought of' the inferiority of the Negro is drilled into him in almost every class he enters and in almost every book he studies.Carter G. Woodson

In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent.Carter G. Woodson

The Perpetual External Chase For Resepct OR The Constant Management Of Your Internal Resources?

Which is the better position of leverage?
Which provides the most enduring and comprehensive benefit upon "success"?

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Is It More Rationale To Go After Ignorant Words Said About You Or To Make Sure That You Manage Your Community So That The Words Are A Lie?

Deracinate

Deracinate

To pull out by the roots; uproot.

To displace from one's native or accustomed environment.

Sentence: "Some people need to be deracinated from their present consciousness before they will experience material change in their condition."